Zotac H55-ITX Review - The World's First mini-ITX H55 Motherboard
by Joshua Youngberg on February 28, 2010 12:00 AM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
Zotac’s H55-ITX WiFi can be purchased from a handful of retailers for around $140-$150.
The H55-ITX offers support for the entire line-up of socket 1156 processors. The board also comes packaged with a robust Realtek ALC888 audio codec which will be a boon to audio enthusiasts. Networking for the H55-ITX is handled by Intel’s 82578DC and an AzureWare 802.11n wireless card which is mounted in a mini-PCIe slot.
The board comes bundled with the following accessories:
- 3x SATA cables
- 1x 4-pin ATX extension
- 1x I/O panel
- 1x User Manual
- 1x Driver DVD
- 2x WiFi Antennae
- DVI to VGA Adapter
- Quick setup manual
BIOS
The H55-ITX’s BIOS is intuitive and easy to navigate in typical AMI fashion. A mild number of overclock settings are available as well as adjustment for an i3 processors GPU core voltage although the GPUs frequency cannot be modified. Furthermore, CPU VTT voltage can be monitored but not modified which is probably wise due to the already low maximum power delivery of the H55-ITX. Your typical array of general BIOS features such as power management and boot settings are listed as well.
The H55-ITXs BIOS can be updated in the Windows environment using a provided flashing utility. Personally we prefer DOS based flashing utilities due to the system stability provided outside the Windows environment.
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mindless1 - Sunday, February 28, 2010 - link
The real question is why not. It's always amusing when some short-sighted person comes along and suggests a motherboard should be stripped of every possible feature that particular individual doesn't want to use, as if there is some gain in removing legacy features.More features mean a wider customer base, more sales, lower per unit cost.
MadMan007 - Monday, March 1, 2010 - link
I think one PS/2 for keyboard is fine. It's not as if this board is lacking in USB ports. I'd say that by now most people use USB mice at least so no PS/2 mouse port shouldn't be a complaint.therealnickdanger - Monday, March 1, 2010 - link
I still use an old AT-plug keyboard (with PS/2 adapter). It's made of metal and heavy plastic and weighs about 7 lbs and you can hear me typing on it from anywhere in the house.I love that thing.
JonnyDough - Monday, March 1, 2010 - link
On the other hand if you got used to a softer quieter keyboard you could annoy people less and still love typing! :) Practice makes perfect. Old habits are tough to break, but sometimes worth the effort. i.e. smoking?vol7ron - Sunday, February 28, 2010 - link
I know it's a lot of work, but you guys have been making great strides with the Bench area. Is it possible to get gpu, memory, and motherboards on there too?Thanks,
vol7ron
Saosin - Sunday, February 28, 2010 - link
Does it undervolt and/or underclock? And if that's the case; What's the range and how small are the V steps?ScavengerLX - Sunday, February 28, 2010 - link
The base clock can be dropped down to 100MHz and Vcore can be reduced to .10V under the default voltage. Hope that helps.Joshua
hybrid2d4x4 - Monday, March 1, 2010 - link
Thanks for the info. -0.1V is pretty weak, but I guess it's better than nothing.jigglywiggly - Sunday, February 28, 2010 - link
Looks like a solid motherboard, too bad I have no use for a htpc.oc3an - Sunday, February 28, 2010 - link
On Page 4:"An abundance of on-board SATA ports are provided by the P55 chipset."
I'm pretty sure it's H55.
-Patrick